Last Map of Bastrop Fire and Only Map of Riley Road (Magnolia) Fire

[Update 9/11/11: I just stumbled upon an excellent site for fire maps and other up-to-date information. It’s http://www.inciweb.org/unit/4502/ . No need for me to produce these maps anymore, even though the Riley Road fire near Magnolia has expanded considerably in the past few days from what’s shown below. – John N-G]

With wind speeds low, the Bastrop fire is not spreading much, so this is my last update. As before, it’s, quick, hand-drawn, and unofficial, showing the approximate extent of the Bastrop fire. I created this from the MODIS false color image, traced onto the Google satellite view. The original satellite image is (c) 2011 Google and Terrametrics. There are some areas within the perimeter that do not appear to have burned.

Approximate extent of Bastrop Fire burned areas as of Noon Wednesday. Orange is the latest update; yellow and white show previous perimeters.

Also, burning closer to Houston is the Riley Road fire, near Magnolia. Here’s a map of the extent of that fire, as of noon today:

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Thank you for posting the map on 09/07/11. It helps give boundaries and direction to the nebulous news reports. Our retirement home is just southwest of the outlines you have drawn. Thank you even though it does not look good. Chester and Vera Z.

Thank you so much for completign these maps. you say they are rough drawn and so forth, but they appear more distinct than the “official” maps I have seen and very accurate to what they place on their maps, as well. You were just first and have done a better job at updating – thank you. We were scrambling trailers and trucks to church memebrs and friends throughout the area trying to get them to the right areas – the ones most likely to be affected, and this was greatly helpful and timely. I was having trouble finding good information about the location of the boundaries of the fire to determine where it may head next and you were a great help – I have read several of your other posts, and will return, even without the map.

Thank you so very much John, for the extra efforts you made to bring this information to everyone. Your work has helped us (and probably others) make informed decisions. May the Lord bless you in abundance for your kindness.

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